{"product_id":"and-the-ancestors-sing","title":"And the Ancestors Sing","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAnd the Ancestors Sing\u003c\/h1\u003eRadha Lin Chaddah,Radha Lin Chaddah\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Rising Action\u003cbr\u003eFebruary 3 2026\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9781998672202\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 1998672204\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eItems marked as \u003cb\u003eWAREHOUSE\u003c\/b\u003e may take additional time to be delivered to your address or picked up in the store.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: \u003cb\u003eSpanning decades of seismic change in post-Cultural Revolution China, \u003ci\u003eAnd The Ancestors Sing\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping, multigenerational novel of resilience, sacrifice, and the unbreakable pull of home, perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003ePachinko\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Island of Sea Women\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1978, as the Cultural Revolution fades into history, Lei is bartered away into marriage for two cartons of cigarettes and a handful of eggs. She finds herself in the unfamiliar village of her new husband where she is met with indifference. When a disaster upends their world, Lei and her husband are forced to join China's vast wave of city-bound, rural migrants, leaving behind children whom they may never see again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sixteen-year-old LuLu arrives in Shanghai with nothing but ambition. Denied a factory job and determined to keep her family from starving, she turns to sex work, navigating the dangers of the city's underbelly with sharp wit and a fierce will to survive. When a powerful client offers her a chance at security, LuLu faces an impossible choice: seize a future that could lift her family from poverty, or risk everything for a life on her own terms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Immersive, evocative, and impeccably detailed\u003ci\u003e, And The Ancestors Sing\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping, multigenerational story of sacrifice, survival, and the unbreakable pull of home.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67391884263469,"sku":"WHS-6e41fa9439224f57ba4969d766c18896","price":18.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_f356408f-8970-4d5e-ad6f-bb69ea02838f.jpg?v=1787358241","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/and-the-ancestors-sing","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}